GC's Grammar Class 101

[RedefinedDiva]

Originally Posted by BlueReign

I hate it when people confuse "your" and "you're". I even corrected my daughter's hand-made Mother's Day Card for this!!!

She wrote: YOUR the best mother

I said: NO, it should read YOU'RE the best mother. You're is the contraction of YOU ARE

While I hope the poor baby's feelings weren't hurt after all her hard work, every moment is a teachable moment.

Grown, college educated folks still make that mistake....

[BlueReign]

Originally Posted by RedefinedDiva

While I hope the poor baby's feelings weren't hurt after all her hard work, every moment is a teachable moment.

Grown, college educated folks still make that mistake....

No, she wasn't hurt. She's on her way to middle school and I don't want her to eventually be one of those grown folks still making that mistake.

[skeeliteful]

I am so glad I have company when it comes to grammer and usage.

When is it appropriate to use a semi-colon ";"?

[Little32]

Originally Posted by skeeliteful

I am so glad I have company when it comes to grammer and usage.

When is it appropriate to use a semi-colon ";"?

Semi-colons can be used to connect two independent clauses; they should not be used with conjunctions (and, but, yet), but they can be used with transitional language (however, conversely, etc.)

EX: She wanted to join XYZ; however, her friend wanted to join BCD.

[ErinIsBadNews]

Originally Posted by skeeliteful

I am so glad I have company when it comes to grammer and usage.

When is it appropriate to use a semi-colon ";"?

Quick hijack.

In my freshman year English course, we had to edit a classmate’s paper. This girl leaned over and asked me why there was a period over a comma. At first I didn’t get what she was asking me, once it hit me I just about died. How do you get to college without knowing that it is not a period over a comma, it’s a semicolon!!! I tried to explain it to her but she just didn’t get it. *sigh*

[christiangirl]

^^^a girl in my class would always edit my work and on almost every piece, she wrote "I question your use of semicolons." Not to be snotty, but I got an A in Advanced Grammar and you got a kick in the head, so let's question someone else's semicolons, shall we.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

^^^a girl in my class would always edit my work and on almost every piece, she wrote "I question your use of semicolons." Not to be snotty, but I got an A in Advanced Grammar and you got a kick in the head, so let's question someone else's semicolons, shall we.

omg i hope we werent in the same class cause that is one of my grammar pet peeves. i would write that on classmates' papers all the time.

if you're not sure whether a semicolon should be used. dont use it. i mean unless you are ABSOLUTELY sure, just look at it!

;

the damn symbol is giving you a choice: end the sentence (.) or keep going (,). but if youre that fly, do the damn thang and ( ; ) that sentence like its ya birfday!